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04.01.08
US DOE Forms Biofuel Research Partnership
ConocoPhillips said it would work with the U.S. Department of Energy's National ...
03.31.08
Argentine Farmers Strike in Third Week
No settlement has been reached in the third week of a farmers’ strike in Argenti...
03.28.08
Farmers Strike Clogs Argentine Ports
The farmers’ strike continues in Argentina, the world’s third largest soy bean e...
03.27.08
German Biodiesel Company Gmgh Kyritz Cuts Production
German biodiesel producer Biodiesel GmbH Kyritz has cut production at its 85,000...
03.26.08
Steel Tanks Found Safe For Biodiesel
A new study by the Steel Tank Institute of Lake Zurich, IL finds that biodiesel ...
03.25.08
India To Expand Nuclear Energy
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has been a proponent of nuclear cooper...
03.24.08
REG Halts $92 Million Biodiesel Plant
Renewable Energy Group (REG) of Ames, Iowa is halting construction on a $92 mill...
03.20.08
Indonesian Biodiesel Industry Says It Is Struggling
Indonesia’s biodiesel industry is dealing with imposition of a 2% export tax on ...
03.19.08
Petrotec To Build Two New Biodiesel Plants
German biodiesel producer Petrotec says it plans to build two new 100,000 mt bio...
03.19.08
US Soybean Use For Biodiesel Declines
High soybean oil prices are having an impact on domestic use of soybean oil for ...
Biodiesel Extracted From Wild Sesame Tree
05.06.08
Vietnamese scientists have managed to extract biodiesel from the seeds of wild sesame trees.
Dr. Thai Xuan Du from Tropical Biology Institute's Cell Technology Department said oil can be extracted from wild sesame trees easily using local technology and equipment, while the waste from extraction process can be used to produce organic fertilizer and pesticides.
The seeds of wild sesame contain about 31% to 37% oil and the trees blossoms all year round, especially in the rainy season.
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